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the debate, mitt's campaign said, romney will come across as empathetic. but here's what mitt's been promising for the last two years. tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. how do you make that seem warm and fuzzy? you just need to shake it up as hard as mitt did last night. so let's give it a shot. okay. [ cheers and applause ] now let's see what mitt's tax plan looks like now. here you go. presto chango. now you see romney's policies, now you don't. >> how does he do it? >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your magical tweets, texts, and e-mails. "morning joe" moments away. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. >>> we asked you at the top of the show what you're doing this hour. john tower, what are you doing? >> i
the debate, mitt's campaign said, romney will come across as empathetic. but here's what mitt's been promising for the last two years. tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. how do you make that seem warm and fuzzy? you just need to shake it up as hard as mitt did last night. so let's give it a shot. okay. [ cheers and applause ] now let's see what mitt's tax plan looks like now. here you go. presto chango. now you see romney's policies, now you don't. >> how does he do it? >>>...
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if the first debate belonged to mitt romney, the second debate was president obama stopping the bleeding, what was this debate? >> both guys getting done what they wanted to get done. the president wanted to show the united states he was an experienced commander in chief. you show what you have done, you have the kind of experience, knowledge and intelligence to show people i know how to do this part of the job. i thought the president did that we saw a number of exchanges where he schooled mitt romney to a large extent. romney handled it okay. but the president made it clear, romney sis inconsistent. romney wanted to show people he's fluid in foreign policy. the president is right, there is a lot of holes in things mitt romney said last night versus the past, but he largely would send the signal to some voters i can do this job. i'm credible as commander in chief. getting over that bar is what his goal was so people would move past that question and on to other issues. >> even understanding the romney strategy if you were on twitter last night, reading the analysis afterwards, a lot of
if the first debate belonged to mitt romney, the second debate was president obama stopping the bleeding, what was this debate? >> both guys getting done what they wanted to get done. the president wanted to show the united states he was an experienced commander in chief. you show what you have done, you have the kind of experience, knowledge and intelligence to show people i know how to do this part of the job. i thought the president did that we saw a number of exchanges where he...
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romney campaign co-share will be here to preview the debate. we'll also talk to debar wasser man shultz about what's at stake for the president. >>> is it the spirit of america? a feisty debate for elizabeth warren and scott brown. both struggled on basic answers on washington. scalia and lugar. good morning from littleton, colorado, just outside of denver in the all-important denver suburbs. the swingiest part of the state. it's tuesday, october 2nd, 2012. i'm chloyce talbott. mitt romney landed in colorado last night and scored the endorsement of the big guy. the legendary quarterback and now executive vice president of football operations john elway. it was the only scheduled talk. it was a stealth bomber in the background there. romney tried to tamp down expectations in the back. >> people want to know who is going to win? who is going to score the punches and who is going to make the biggest difference in the arguments they make? in my view, it's not so much winning or losing or even the people themselves. it's about something bigger than
romney campaign co-share will be here to preview the debate. we'll also talk to debar wasser man shultz about what's at stake for the president. >>> is it the spirit of america? a feisty debate for elizabeth warren and scott brown. both struggled on basic answers on washington. scalia and lugar. good morning from littleton, colorado, just outside of denver in the all-important denver suburbs. the swingiest part of the state. it's tuesday, october 2nd, 2012. i'm chloyce talbott. mitt...
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i feel very good. >> reporter: after the debate, romney is within two points of the president. and tomorrow, both candidates head to ohio, battleground ohio, where early voting is already under way. tomorrow is the last day to register to vote there. veronica? >> thank you. mitt romney will deliver that major policy speech before noon eastern, but the obama campaign is issuing a preemptive strike with this new tv ad criticizing the republican candidate's past foreign policy faux pas. take a look. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of england, israel, and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, "the new york times" said romney's response showed an extraordinary lack of presidential character. >> the obama campaign said this will be romney's seventh speech on foreign policy. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez gets to keep his job for another seven years, but his re-election came in the slimmest margin ever in his nearly 14 years in power. he won just 54% of the vote. actor danny glov
i feel very good. >> reporter: after the debate, romney is within two points of the president. and tomorrow, both candidates head to ohio, battleground ohio, where early voting is already under way. tomorrow is the last day to register to vote there. veronica? >> thank you. mitt romney will deliver that major policy speech before noon eastern, but the obama campaign is issuing a preemptive strike with this new tv ad criticizing the republican candidate's past foreign policy faux...
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the field going after romney at the "meet the press"/facebook debate. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts why didn't you run for re-election. >> if you didn't want to run on your record, if it was that great, why did you bail out. >> ron, again? that would be about me. i was trying to help get the state in the best shape as i possibly could. left the world of politics, went back into business, now i have the opportunity, i believe, to use the experience i have -- you have a surprise look on your face. it's still my time. >> are you going to tell people you're not going to run for re-election if you win. >> it's still my time. >> just asking. >> okay. i'd like to see term limits in washington. >> one term? >> no. as the president of united states if i'm elected of course i'll fight for a second term. >> i realize the red light doesn't mean anything to you because you're the front-runner. but can we drop a little bit of the pie yas maloney? the fact is you had a bad re-election rating. you dropped out of office, been out of state for something like 200 days prepari
the field going after romney at the "meet the press"/facebook debate. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts why didn't you run for re-election. >> if you didn't want to run on your record, if it was that great, why did you bail out. >> ron, again? that would be about me. i was trying to help get the state in the best shape as i possibly could. left the world of politics, went back into business, now i have the opportunity, i believe, to use the...
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in is how you have to debate mitt romney. we just weren't going to make the same mistake we did in the first debate, is what team obama said. john mccain said it in the segment before, when you hear the phrase, well, he did what he had to do, that is code for, he didn't win the debate. but we don't think we got blown out, right? that that is what they're trying to say. look, i think it's actually risky when you play that risk -- it's risky to be risk-averse. especially when you're on a subject matter that isn't your strong suit and last night it came across at times it wasn't your strong suit. >> no doubt. he seemed to be on the defensive. he seemed to be uncomfortable, david gregory. they switched over to dough necessa -- domestic policy and mitt romney became the domestic policy of denver. why would some say mitt romney is up in the national polls, up in ohio. why de feel the need to attack mitt romney on every single question? was that personal or was that political? >> i think it's political to this extent, joe. i think h
in is how you have to debate mitt romney. we just weren't going to make the same mistake we did in the first debate, is what team obama said. john mccain said it in the segment before, when you hear the phrase, well, he did what he had to do, that is code for, he didn't win the debate. but we don't think we got blown out, right? that that is what they're trying to say. look, i think it's actually risky when you play that risk -- it's risky to be risk-averse. especially when you're on a subject...
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mitt romney and newt gingrich come out swinging in last night's florida republican debate. >>> deadly collapse. residents in rio run for their lives when a 20-story building suddenly comes crumbling to the ground. >>> and spectacular skies. the northern lights put on another rare and dramatic display. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more, straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a fight in florida. it was a verbal battle in jacksonville between mitt romney and newt gingrich and the final debate before tuesday's primary. they squabbled about many issues, including housing, immigration and even a colony on the moon. nbc's tracie potts reports. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. analysts saying this was romney's strongest debate yet and he needs it. florida is a big prize. and with four days to go, this one is still a horse race. new polls put mitt romney seven or eight points ahead of newt gingrich last night. he came out swinging when gingrich described romney as anti-immigrant. >> that's inexcusable. my father was born i
mitt romney and newt gingrich come out swinging in last night's florida republican debate. >>> deadly collapse. residents in rio run for their lives when a 20-story building suddenly comes crumbling to the ground. >>> and spectacular skies. the northern lights put on another rare and dramatic display. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more, straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a...
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the first debate between barack obama and mitt romney is tomorrow night. and the campaigns are doing whatever they can to get ready. actually i heard that the obama campaign is a little worried because during his flight to nevada on sunday the president apparently watched four hours of football instead of studying. although it did mark the first time all year obama's seen something get passed. very interesting. >> tonight jimmy welcomes funny man martin short, actor logan and a musical guest. that's at 12:35, 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> tmz is reporting a trouble on the set of "american idol." we knew this was coming, right? >> is it set up, though? is it real. >> we shall see. new judge nikcki minaj threatend to knock out mariah carey over a disagreement on a contestant. she said she's not going to put up with her highness. we cleaned that up for tv. >>> the sing he's of the best-selling duet in pop music history, "you're the one that i want" will be reuniting. they have a holiday album coming out. proceeds go to charity. >>> liam ne
the first debate between barack obama and mitt romney is tomorrow night. and the campaigns are doing whatever they can to get ready. actually i heard that the obama campaign is a little worried because during his flight to nevada on sunday the president apparently watched four hours of football instead of studying. although it did mark the first time all year obama's seen something get passed. very interesting. >> tonight jimmy welcomes funny man martin short, actor logan and a musical...
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. >>> a day before president obama and mitt romney meet for the second of three debates, brand-new poll numbers show the candidates locked in a virtual dead heat. according to a new "washington post" abc news poll of likely voters, 49% favor president obama compared to 46% who back governor romney. those numbers are basically where they were two weeks ago and within the polls' margin of error. however that doesn't mean mitt romney didn't get a big boost from his win. republicans' enthusiasm for their candidate has soared to 59% now, including an 11-point gain in just the past two weeks. both the romney and obama campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of tuesday's second presidential debate. candy crowley of cnn will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to mark hallpren of ""time" magazine" the two campaigns have raised objection saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. crowley has suggested she'll ask follow-up questions, which is not
. >>> a day before president obama and mitt romney meet for the second of three debates, brand-new poll numbers show the candidates locked in a virtual dead heat. according to a new "washington post" abc news poll of likely voters, 49% favor president obama compared to 46% who back governor romney. those numbers are basically where they were two weeks ago and within the polls' margin of error. however that doesn't mean mitt romney didn't get a big boost from his win....
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you knew mitt romney had to have a good debate. what were you guys thinking as you saw this thing unwind and saw that the president not only didn't bring his "a" game, he just didn't show up, and mitt was on top of his game. what were you thinking? >> as we were watching it, we were thinking we were at the right place at the right time. you think of all the debate preparation. there's a lot of work and staff's very involved. at the end of the day, it's his ball. mitt romney gets on that stage. he's throwing the ball. and the only thing he can control is him, what he does, what he says, what comes out of his mouth. >> doesn't matter how much you prep him, it's up to him. >> and it doesn't matter what the moderator does. it doesn't matter what the president does. the one thing that's in his control is the case he makes. and it's the first time that there was -- you know, you think about the way people portrayed mitt romney over the past few months as though he's some sort of monster. and suddenly we got to see the guy that we know. t
you knew mitt romney had to have a good debate. what were you guys thinking as you saw this thing unwind and saw that the president not only didn't bring his "a" game, he just didn't show up, and mitt was on top of his game. what were you thinking? >> as we were watching it, we were thinking we were at the right place at the right time. you think of all the debate preparation. there's a lot of work and staff's very involved. at the end of the day, it's his ball. mitt romney gets...
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at last night's debate. romney was again challenged by the candidates and moderators about his time at bain capital, the investment firm he credits for turning around companies and creating jobs. romney says the dough was focusing on eliminating waste and saving jobs. he has highlighted the success stories, but last night he answered for some of the failures. at one point explaining a steel mill failed, not because of bain's handling of it, but because the chinese dumped steel into the american market. rick perry meanwhile looking more solid than he has at previous debates got this on last night -- offensive by pressing romney for his tax returns. romney said he would probably release them in april saying there's nothing in the numbers that should cause him any problem, although it was an awkward exchange. rick santorum pinned him down on claims made in a super pac ad. >> governor romney's super pac has put an ad out there suggesting that i voted to allow felons to be able to vote from prison. i would ask go
at last night's debate. romney was again challenged by the candidates and moderators about his time at bain capital, the investment firm he credits for turning around companies and creating jobs. romney says the dough was focusing on eliminating waste and saving jobs. he has highlighted the success stories, but last night he answered for some of the failures. at one point explaining a steel mill failed, not because of bain's handling of it, but because the chinese dumped steel into the american...
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mitt romney's money and organization combined with a strong debate performance last week put him in the driver's seat. new polls show romney pulling away from speaker gingrich and the rest of the field. according to an nbc/maris poll released yesterday, romney leads newt by 15 points in miami, florida. romney's lead is deep and wide, a breakdown shows romney cleaning up in just about every subgroup of voters. he beat speaker gingrich by 21 points among women, 9 points among men, 6 points among christians and he's within the margin of error also among tea partiers. romney holds a commanding lead among hispanics, a large florida voting bloc. 72% of registered republicans in miami-dade county are hispanic. romney leads gingrich by 24 points vong those voters. between campaign spending and superpac, romney is outspending gingrich by a ratio of four to one. romney spent $15.7 million overall. >>> rick santorum's daubl was hospitalized with pneumonia. his 3-year-old, bella who suffers from a rage genetic disorder is recovering and could be released from the philadelphia hospital soon. he plan
mitt romney's money and organization combined with a strong debate performance last week put him in the driver's seat. new polls show romney pulling away from speaker gingrich and the rest of the field. according to an nbc/maris poll released yesterday, romney leads newt by 15 points in miami, florida. romney's lead is deep and wide, a breakdown shows romney cleaning up in just about every subgroup of voters. he beat speaker gingrich by 21 points among women, 9 points among men, 6 points among...
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i thought we had a second debate where, you know, governor romney wouldn't commit to tell us anything about the details of the budget. that ought to tell people all they need to know. >> this is a pivotal time in our country's history. we're at a crossroads, ladies and gentlemen. >> and dropped like a rock. lance armstrong was sacked by almost every company he represented. a devastating day for the once heralded athlete. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> a 21-year-old man is being held on charges of blotting to blow up the new york city headquarters of the federal reserve. now, prosecutors say he was inspired by osama bin laden and that he tried to recruit others from across the country. not realizing those recruits were undercover agents. wnbc's jonathan dientz has details. >> reporter: this is the face of quazi nafis and this was his alleged target, the federal reserve bank. he was arrested after he allegedly parked a van packed with what he thought was a thousand pounds of explosives trying to kill hundreds of innocent new yorkers during the
i thought we had a second debate where, you know, governor romney wouldn't commit to tell us anything about the details of the budget. that ought to tell people all they need to know. >> this is a pivotal time in our country's history. we're at a crossroads, ladies and gentlemen. >> and dropped like a rock. lance armstrong was sacked by almost every company he represented. a devastating day for the once heralded athlete. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. this is "first...
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and in ohio, the last week right before the debate, he was leading mitt romney by eight points. now it's six points, 51% to 45%. >> so we're seeing some of the shift after the debate, although it's not a significant shift in numbers. but how is the white house reacting to the new numbers coming out? >> i think they're pretty comforted by them. they see that mitt romney was able to make some marginal gains but nothing that substantially transformed the race. now, of course, they need a good debate performance from joe biden tonight, two more solid debate performances by president obama at the second and third debates. i think they can take a lot of comfort in that ohio figure. as well, the fact that they are still very competitive in florida and virginia. you look at all they're routes to the electoral votes and they feel they still have the same routes. >> we'll see how tonight goes and whether or not there is any shift after that. mark murray, thank you so much for waking up early for us. we appreciate it. >> thanks, lynn. >>> today marks one month since the deadly attack on th
and in ohio, the last week right before the debate, he was leading mitt romney by eight points. now it's six points, 51% to 45%. >> so we're seeing some of the shift after the debate, although it's not a significant shift in numbers. but how is the white house reacting to the new numbers coming out? >> i think they're pretty comforted by them. they see that mitt romney was able to make some marginal gains but nothing that substantially transformed the race. now, of course, they need...
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senate debate in indiana last night. richard murdoch and his opponents were out exciting plans available to anyone with medicare. pl nd i think when life begins in that horrible situatn of rain that it is something that god intended to happen. >> after the debate murdoch told the news conference he was only trying to explain his view that god creates life. >> are you trying to suggest that somehow i think god ordained or pro-ore daend rain. i don't believe that. that's a sick and twisted -- no, no, that's not close to what i said. >> this all matters to the romney team because the comments come just one day after the murdoch campaign began running a new ad featuring governor romney. >> there's so much at stake. i hope you'll join me in supporting richard murdoch for u.s. senate. >> late last night, the romney campaign issued a statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> governor romney has a slight le
senate debate in indiana last night. richard murdoch and his opponents were out exciting plans available to anyone with medicare. pl nd i think when life begins in that horrible situatn of rain that it is something that god intended to happen. >> after the debate murdoch told the news conference he was only trying to explain his view that god creates life. >> are you trying to suggest that somehow i think god ordained or pro-ore daend rain. i don't believe that. that's a sick and...
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mitt romney looking to claim the momentum yesterday with just 13 days to go. >> these debates have super charged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're seeing more and more enthusiasm, more and more support. i had to look at the president's campaign as well through the eyes of those debates. and well, you know, he's been reduced to try to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kinds and then misfired attacks after one another. we've gone through four debates with the vice presidential debate and my debates. we haven't heard an agenda from the president. that's why his campaign is take on water and our campaign is full speed ahead. >> that line of attack was coupled with the new campaign ad, taking the president to task for what romney calls weak leadership on the global stage. >> the president began an apology tour to going to various nations and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. the reason i call it an apology tour, you went to the middle east and flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq and you skipped israel.
mitt romney looking to claim the momentum yesterday with just 13 days to go. >> these debates have super charged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're seeing more and more enthusiasm, more and more support. i had to look at the president's campaign as well through the eyes of those debates. and well, you know, he's been reduced to try to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kinds and then misfired attacks after one another. we've gone...
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can he do the third debate for mitt romney? you listen to this and there are so many great points to be made. bobby jindal made them. >> let's have all of those people that are are now covered dropped. that's a good idea. >> the current system doesn't work. you've got to help people, especially with pre-existing conditions. you can do that for people with continuous coverage, they shouldn't face discrimination. they should be able to move plan to plan. a lot of times people can't move jobs because they can't afford to be without their insurance. people buying insurance with pre-existing conditions, there should be resources, whether it's re-insurance, tax credits. i don't think anyone is arguing for the status quo but putting 16 million people more on medicaid is not the answer. it's now $1.7 trillion, over $500 billion in tax increases and over $700 billion in medicare cuts that rick foster says aren't sustainable, aren't -- >> and a conservative as well came up with the concept. you guys are so -- you have a way of -- you're
can he do the third debate for mitt romney? you listen to this and there are so many great points to be made. bobby jindal made them. >> let's have all of those people that are are now covered dropped. that's a good idea. >> the current system doesn't work. you've got to help people, especially with pre-existing conditions. you can do that for people with continuous coverage, they shouldn't face discrimination. they should be able to move plan to plan. a lot of times people can't...
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back to you. >> steve, thanks. >>> president obama and romney will have their second debate tuesday in long island, new york. andrea mitchell led the truth squad with a fact check. she started with the deadly september 11th attack in benghazi. paul ryan accusing them of protecting u.s. personnel. >> what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in barracks and marines. we need marines in benghazi when the ambassador says we need them. the requests were not honored. >> biden called the deaths a tragedy. the obama administration did not know they had been asking for more security help. >> we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security. by the way, at the time, we were told exactly, we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they knew. that was the assessment. >> there was an assessment, but the state department did know from videos that requests had been made and were turned down. a state department official acknowledged testifying on capitol hill yesterday. there was a sharp disagreement over medicare.
back to you. >> steve, thanks. >>> president obama and romney will have their second debate tuesday in long island, new york. andrea mitchell led the truth squad with a fact check. she started with the deadly september 11th attack in benghazi. paul ryan accusing them of protecting u.s. personnel. >> what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in barracks and marines. we need marines in benghazi when the ambassador says we need them. the...
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," newt gingrich had some debate advice for romney. gingrich says that when he faces president obama, mr. romney should "not be hostile but be assertive, clear, a dirt and not back off." >>> cpaigngith mro in ohio yesterday was mike row, the host of "dirty jobs." the two agreed that creating jobs is the most important thing that america needs. >>> the "orlando sentinel" reports at jimmy buffet, the mayor of margaritaville, will be doina prmex m to help president obama. tickets for the private invitation only fund-raiser cost between $500 and $5,000. >>> steve harvey will tapen episode today at nbc in chicago with first lady michelle obama r hew t tal show. he says he is honored. the interview will air next wednesday. >>> and bill clinton told cnn he can't be president in the u.s. again but he does have other options. clinton says because of his irish heritage, he would be elle runorsint in ireland. since his home state of arkansas was part of the french empire before the louisiana purchase, he could run for president of france. but his
," newt gingrich had some debate advice for romney. gingrich says that when he faces president obama, mr. romney should "not be hostile but be assertive, clear, a dirt and not back off." >>> cpaigngith mro in ohio yesterday was mike row, the host of "dirty jobs." the two agreed that creating jobs is the most important thing that america needs. >>> the "orlando sentinel" reports at jimmy buffet, the mayor of margaritaville, will be doina prmex...
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romney said there's going to be plenty of time, we have debates and conventions. as we pointed out in first read earlier this week, when you're having to say, there's plenty of time for people to get to know me better, that means you haven't made the sale yet and that's why the convention will be very important. i wouldn't be surprised if ann romney, his wife, plays a major role in trying to sell mitt romney. >> you mentioned the debates. is there either candidate, do you think who has proven himself to be a better debater? >> mitt romney was able to participate in some 20 debates during this republican season. of course president obama back in 2008 participated in so many debates, particularly when he was going head to head with hillary clinton for several months. it's hard to say who actually has an advantage although given the fact that president obama has been in general election debates once before, he might have a small edge. but i can say given all of the events, the veep pick, convention, debates, it could come down to the debates deciding this very close
romney said there's going to be plenty of time, we have debates and conventions. as we pointed out in first read earlier this week, when you're having to say, there's plenty of time for people to get to know me better, that means you haven't made the sale yet and that's why the convention will be very important. i wouldn't be surprised if ann romney, his wife, plays a major role in trying to sell mitt romney. >> you mentioned the debates. is there either candidate, do you think who has...
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debate homework. >>> yesterday mitt romney was at his vacation home in new hampshire. taking his boat for a labor day swim and his wife got in some jet skiing. is nicki minaj really a republican voting for mitt romney as she raps on the latist mix tape trap from lil wayne? new york "daily news" reports the lyrics complain about the economy, but many think she will actually cast a ballot for president obama in november. >>> and a larger-than-life sand sculpture of president obama is big hit with democratic convention delegates in charlotte. it took a team of five people three days to create the sculpture. now they're worried the rain is going to damage it. >>> that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now here's an early look at wall street. the dow closed ahead of the holiday weekend friday at 1390 after rising 90 points. the s&p added seven, the nasdaq gained 18. overseas trading, the nikkei in tokyo lost eight and in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 129. on the heels of last friday's hints of more stimulus from fed chief, ben bernanke, today traders will be
debate homework. >>> yesterday mitt romney was at his vacation home in new hampshire. taking his boat for a labor day swim and his wife got in some jet skiing. is nicki minaj really a republican voting for mitt romney as she raps on the latist mix tape trap from lil wayne? new york "daily news" reports the lyrics complain about the economy, but many think she will actually cast a ballot for president obama in november. >>> and a larger-than-life sand sculpture of...
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they did just that last night, the two shook hands and smiled just 48 hours after that contentious debate. laying down their political swords so to speak to headline the most famous dining experience in politics. the al smith dinner in new york city, hosted by the catholic archdiocese. both men worked on one-liners as artfully as they sparred tuesday night, here just a few moments people will surely be talking about today. >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening, because he'll laugh at anything. >> i feel really well rested after the long nap i had in the first debate. i particularly want to apologize to chris matthews. four years ago i gave him a thrill up his leg. this time around i gave him a stroke. >> as president obama surveys the waldorf banquet room, with everyone in white tie and finery, you have to wonder what he's thinking. so little time, so much to redistribute. >> after my foreign trip in 2008 i was attacked as a celebrity, because i was so popular with our allies overseas. i have to say i'm impressed with how well governor romney has
they did just that last night, the two shook hands and smiled just 48 hours after that contentious debate. laying down their political swords so to speak to headline the most famous dining experience in politics. the al smith dinner in new york city, hosted by the catholic archdiocese. both men worked on one-liners as artfully as they sparred tuesday night, here just a few moments people will surely be talking about today. >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along...
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tonight at the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and lance armstrong speaks out for the first time about the turmoil he has faced over the past few weeks. details right now. >>> very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> heading into tonight's third and final presidential debate, our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows election night could be a cliff-hanger with the candidates now dead even. chuck todd breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows the candidates in a 47-47 tie among likely voters. in mid september, the president led 50-45. the numbers show an evenly divided country overall. the president's job approval holding steady at 49%. economic approval down at 46%. foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the president has a 49-44 lead among all registered voters, but that 47-47 tie amo
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president obama, mitt romney, on stage together again for their second debate. the question is, what's the president's strategy this go-round? and will a night on long island have the impact a night a couple weeks ago in denver did? we'll talk live in a minute to mark halperin. >>> four years after fighting barack obama in a presidential campaign, hillary clinton sent out in a round of interviews to take responsibility for the events last month at the consulate in benghazi, libya. does the white house think this will slow the barrage of questions about what happened before, during and after of the
president obama, mitt romney, on stage together again for their second debate. the question is, what's the president's strategy this go-round? and will a night on long island have the impact a night a couple weeks ago in denver did? we'll talk live in a minute to mark halperin. >>> four years after fighting barack obama in a presidential campaign, hillary clinton sent out in a round of interviews to take responsibility for the events last month at the consulate in benghazi, libya. does...
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because the first debate, obviously, a huge win for mitt romney. i think that still resonates with voters. i saw the second debate, and maybe republicans don't like me saying this. i thought mitt romney had it wrong, tonally as wrong as you could have it the first 20, 30 minutes. i thought he messed up the benghazi question, i'm not alone, krauthammer, laura inc. h ingram, others thought the same thing. the further i get away from it, i saw the focus groups on msnbc, it's almost like voters -- they weren't turned off by romney, and i'm wondering whether they're so hungry for a strong leader that they even liked him being intemperate by debate standards. >> i think it's pretty simple. this doesn't mean romney's going to win, but we said four months, as did the president's advisers, they can't win on the president's record. they must destroy and eliminate as a viable alternative the other guy. romney in the two debates, even in the second one, looked presentable, acceptable enough that he's in a position to win simply by being acceptable. >> john, do
because the first debate, obviously, a huge win for mitt romney. i think that still resonates with voters. i saw the second debate, and maybe republicans don't like me saying this. i thought mitt romney had it wrong, tonally as wrong as you could have it the first 20, 30 minutes. i thought he messed up the benghazi question, i'm not alone, krauthammer, laura inc. h ingram, others thought the same thing. the further i get away from it, i saw the focus groups on msnbc, it's almost like voters --...
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those numbers raising the stakes for the romney campaign ahead of wednesday's debate. right now expectations are with the president. 55% of likely voters expect him to win the debate. in preparation for the match-up, the president is hunkered down with his aides in nevada, romney spent the weekend practicing in boston. both sides looking to play the role of underdog in the debate, downplaying expectations and talking up the opponent, but not chris christie who spoke yesterday on "meet the press" about his confidence on the republican candidate. >> the general public i speak to in new jersey and elsewhere are just beginning to tune in to this race. they will tune in on wednesday night. when they do governor romney will lay out his vision for a better and greater america for greater opportunity for all of our citizens. i think that's when you will see this race start to tighten and then move in governor romney's direction. come thursday morning, the entire narrative of the race will change. >> congressman paul ryan was pressed to explain the republican approach to tax po
those numbers raising the stakes for the romney campaign ahead of wednesday's debate. right now expectations are with the president. 55% of likely voters expect him to win the debate. in preparation for the match-up, the president is hunkered down with his aides in nevada, romney spent the weekend practicing in boston. both sides looking to play the role of underdog in the debate, downplaying expectations and talking up the opponent, but not chris christie who spoke yesterday on "meet the...
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rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election? that's our question out there today. i'd like you all to talk to me on twitter, @alexwitt. i will be reading some of your tweets throughout the day. you can also hit me up on facebook. >>> the road to 270. could it all come down to colorado? we'll take a look at the rocky mountain showdown. keep it here on "weekends with alex witt." the capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got
rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election?...
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what does romney gain, then, by doing these debates? because they just seem to bruise him of late? if you were advising him, do you think he should just bow out of future upcoming debates? of pe's going to have to debate president obama, the incumbent. this is it a learning curve for everybody. i think governor romney has done a pretty good job, but you're not going to be run 00% on top of your game aum the time. these are learning curves that are necessary as you go into the general election. and the debates, of course, volcano newt gingrich's strong point, but, as you get into these other primaries and super tuesday, what you see is that governor romney has a strong organization, a strong fund raising edge, makes it harder i think for newt to compete over the long term. newt needs a win to stay in it i think. >> former south carolina's governor's wife jenny appeared on "hardball" this week. here's what she said on "hardball" about newt gingrich. >> as a voter, i encourage people to look at both sides, the personal side and if you're going to overcome somebody's moral failings or
what does romney gain, then, by doing these debates? because they just seem to bruise him of late? if you were advising him, do you think he should just bow out of future upcoming debates? of pe's going to have to debate president obama, the incumbent. this is it a learning curve for everybody. i think governor romney has done a pretty good job, but you're not going to be run 00% on top of your game aum the time. these are learning curves that are necessary as you go into the general election....
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he said -- the reason romney did well in that debate is he said it with conviction and surety. it doesn't matter what you say. >> i'm looking at paul ryan here. i know him. what he's thinking is i cannot believe you don't have your story straight. >> which is exactly what barack obama was thinking two weeks ago. joe biden in this clip if you turn off the sound, he looks like the president of the united states talking. you can dispute the facts. that's what people see. >> i think this is a problematic issue that's going to continue. >> al hunt, beyond the debate, i guess the question that willie's been asking and i've been asking around the table for the past week, why can't they get the story straight on benghazi? >> well, no, they can't. and i happen to agree with you, joe, and not governor dean. i think it was a great moment for joe biden. i thought he was actually a little falling on occasion because the story is very complicated. i thought that was really one of his low points. on the other side, i thought paul ryan, who is the great tax expert, he is wrong on the $5 trilli
he said -- the reason romney did well in that debate is he said it with conviction and surety. it doesn't matter what you say. >> i'm looking at paul ryan here. i know him. what he's thinking is i cannot believe you don't have your story straight. >> which is exactly what barack obama was thinking two weeks ago. joe biden in this clip if you turn off the sound, he looks like the president of the united states talking. you can dispute the facts. that's what people see. >> i...
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we'll have the debate highlights with our crew. and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch her main contma stephen colbert singing the pokemon song. [ lane ] is your anti-wrinkle cream gone... but not your wrinkles? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. its retinol formula visibly reduces wrinkles in just one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. >>> in the republican race for president, taxes and electability two prominent issues. tell your friends 17.3% of florida's population is 65 or older, compared with a national average of 13%. according to the to 20 10 census, florida ranks second only to california in shear number of senior citizens. enough of the real news. let's huddle up and get ourselves caught up on the rally the other day in charleston. colbert left our set and headed over to his rally to get herman cain elected because as colbert says, a vote for cain is a vote for colbert mainly because colbert is not on the ballot. 3,000 or so showed up to celebrate the duo. and, yes, just
we'll have the debate highlights with our crew. and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch her main contma stephen colbert singing the pokemon song. [ lane ] is your anti-wrinkle cream gone... but not your wrinkles? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. its retinol formula visibly reduces wrinkles in just one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. >>> in the republican race for president, taxes and electability two prominent issues. tell your...
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since you've debated mitt romney what advice would you give to barack obama? >> call bill clinton every morning. >> mr. speaker, if president obama is re-elected, as a historian and student and long-time strategist in the party is this more of a disaster for, and explain more by mitt romney being a bad candidate or will it say something about the weakness of the republican party? >> since we're going to keep the house seats and the senate and may end up with more governorships than 1921 i don't think it says much about the republican party. we have more legislative seats since 1925. we have more candidates of diversity. you look at susana martinez, nicki haley, a much bigger, broader party than the washington consultants understand. >> includes marco rubio. these aren't people on the margins. >> this is about a specific campaign with a specific set of problems, not about the broader republican party. if barack obama does win he faces an enormous decision the first three or four weeks after that election. is he going to govern like bill clinton or keep governin
since you've debated mitt romney what advice would you give to barack obama? >> call bill clinton every morning. >> mr. speaker, if president obama is re-elected, as a historian and student and long-time strategist in the party is this more of a disaster for, and explain more by mitt romney being a bad candidate or will it say something about the weakness of the republican party? >> since we're going to keep the house seats and the senate and may end up with more governorships...
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that debate just days before south carolina's primary. lynn? >> thanks. >>> the 15% tax rate romney pays may be a problem for him with voters. tax expert david k. johnson explains why romney is paying that rate and why it works and he makes clear why many people may consider it unfair. >> you and i and john and most of the viewers get a paycheck from which the government takes the taxes out before we get our money. and if you're a single person making a bit over $60,000, you're paying 15% of your income to the federal government. but romney set up these deals where he was allowed to get compensation, not investments, compensation for managing other people's investments and be paid with what is called carried interest. well, he doesn't pay any taxes on that until he cashes out. he'll pay taxes on a dividend or other things that flow out of it. but imagine if you could for five or ten or 20 years have wealth in your bank account or your offshore account and all you had to do was pay this low 15% rate on the dividends that flows from that and your
that debate just days before south carolina's primary. lynn? >> thanks. >>> the 15% tax rate romney pays may be a problem for him with voters. tax expert david k. johnson explains why romney is paying that rate and why it works and he makes clear why many people may consider it unfair. >> you and i and john and most of the viewers get a paycheck from which the government takes the taxes out before we get our money. and if you're a single person making a bit over $60,000,...
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. >>> mitt romney takes a victory lap following wednesday night's debate finding time on the trail to reminisce about rick santorum's flub about being a, quote, team player on no child left behind. the question is, how much will it shake up the race before tuesday's primary? in maryland, the state senate last night followed the house of delegates and passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. the governor promises to sign it. the question is, will opponents of the pending new law muster up enough signatures to put it on the ballot as a public referendum in november. finally lin-tastrofe she jet down to south beach to play he bon james on the heat home turf. let's say the story is over. the question is did president obama take time from his busy campaign schedule in miami to catch the game
. >>> mitt romney takes a victory lap following wednesday night's debate finding time on the trail to reminisce about rick santorum's flub about being a, quote, team player on no child left behind. the question is, how much will it shake up the race before tuesday's primary? in maryland, the state senate last night followed the house of delegates and passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. the governor promises to sign it. the question is, will opponents of the pending new law...
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debate romney and win the nomination, santorum would have to win about two-thirds of the remaining delegates. lynn? >> brian mooar in washington, thanks. >>> reacting to mitt romney's super tuesday's win, last night on "hardball" david axelrod told chris mathews he believes frontrunner mitt romney recently lost out on a big chance to show voters he was a leader. >> he's been a weak frontrunner. i thought he was a weak frontrunner from the beginning. i think there are tests, campaigns test you. i've said always they're sort of mri for the soul and people learn about you and along the way there are tests. we saw one last week when rush limbaugh engaged in that horrendous outburst against the young woman, law student from georgetown, and the republican candidates were asked to comment on it and romney first refused and then finally he said that's not language i would have used. that's not language i would have used. what about the essence of what he said? he called this woman, you know, a prostitute and he called her a "slut." you know. and suggested that she was trying to get taxpayer-funded b
debate romney and win the nomination, santorum would have to win about two-thirds of the remaining delegates. lynn? >> brian mooar in washington, thanks. >>> reacting to mitt romney's super tuesday's win, last night on "hardball" david axelrod told chris mathews he believes frontrunner mitt romney recently lost out on a big chance to show voters he was a leader. >> he's been a weak frontrunner. i thought he was a weak frontrunner from the beginning. i think there...
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mitt romney had a tremendous amount of momentum coming out of the first debate. he was like secretariat charging up on the rest of the field and was about to blow past and had the dynamic remained the name, i think mitt romney would have won the election going away. the second debate stopped that momentum, and i think we have them now in a place where they're neck and neck. they're neck and neck in florida, in north carolina, in virginia, now in wisconsin according to a new poll. and so it's going to be a tight race all the way to the end, and i really do predict, by the end the night, we're going to be looking at one state and one state only. it's going to be in the words of tim russert, ohio, ohio, ohio. >> yeah, some people think we'll be counting ballots late into the night in ohio. mika, i want to bring you in on this. the term "binders full of women." it has taken on a life of its own. the democrats love it. they think it really shows mitt romney at his most awkward. but if the fight is for independent, undecided women voters, do you think this is an issue
mitt romney had a tremendous amount of momentum coming out of the first debate. he was like secretariat charging up on the rest of the field and was about to blow past and had the dynamic remained the name, i think mitt romney would have won the election going away. the second debate stopped that momentum, and i think we have them now in a place where they're neck and neck. they're neck and neck in florida, in north carolina, in virginia, now in wisconsin according to a new poll. and so it's...
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that you couldn't vote for mitt romney and romney was going to have a control egg that first debate had such a big impact on making romney seem like an acceptable choice and it also now has changed the balance in the electoral college. if governor romney is able to went three southern states and the nine tossups, florida, virginia, north carolina and ohio, he is not favored in ohio but now a position to win ohio, you look that the map, all of that red, that gets him to 266. if he can take ohio. and i talked to two democrats yesterday who now think it is possible that a president's position in ohio will erode to such an extent he could lose it, 266 means all governor romney would need to do would win one of those five tossups in yellow and that's huge change. that map gives governor romney like the toral college advantage that the president has long enjoyed. >> be clear if you look at that map, not calling ohio right now for romney. >> not at all. >> just a scenario. >> i was struck yesterday how some democrats now believe what had been a clear advantage in ohio for a long time is now so
that you couldn't vote for mitt romney and romney was going to have a control egg that first debate had such a big impact on making romney seem like an acceptable choice and it also now has changed the balance in the electoral college. if governor romney is able to went three southern states and the nine tossups, florida, virginia, north carolina and ohio, he is not favored in ohio but now a position to win ohio, you look that the map, all of that red, that gets him to 266. if he can take ohio....
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made closer after last week's debate. meanwhile ohio's election chief has asked the supreme court to reinstate a new lieu that cuts off the final three days of early voting. an appeals court blocked the law pushed through by state republicans. as romney continues to campaign in ohio, president obama is back at the white house this morning. and nbc's tracie potts joins us with all the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president dealing with romney closing the gap in a number of these battleground states, continues to say that the $5 trillion tax cut romney's proposing would add to the deficit and romney insists it is absolutely not true. >> he said if he says it's not true, then it's not true. okay. >> reporter: in battleground ohio, president obama insists mitt romney's tax cut will add $5 trillion to the deficit. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the presiden
made closer after last week's debate. meanwhile ohio's election chief has asked the supreme court to reinstate a new lieu that cuts off the final three days of early voting. an appeals court blocked the law pushed through by state republicans. as romney continues to campaign in ohio, president obama is back at the white house this morning. and nbc's tracie potts joins us with all the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president dealing with...
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mitt romney on defense. >> i know that people will come after me. i know president obama will come after me. but the record is pretty darn good. >> reporter: slammed for heading an investment firm accused of mass layoffs, romney did say he'll consider releasing his tax records this spring. >> i have nothing in them to suggest there's any problem and i'm happy to do so. >> we need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see how you made your money. >> reporter: some of the sharpest exchanges in this fox news channel debate involved negative ads like ron paul's on rick santorum. >> only had one problem is i couldn't get all the things any wanted to say this one minute. >> reporter: newt gingrich versus romney. and the ad romney's pac ran against santorum. >> if i had something the super pac that was supporting me that was inaccurate, i would go out and say stop it. that you're representing me and you're representing my campaign. stop it. >> as you know, that's something which is completely out of the control of candidates.
mitt romney on defense. >> i know that people will come after me. i know president obama will come after me. but the record is pretty darn good. >> reporter: slammed for heading an investment firm accused of mass layoffs, romney did say he'll consider releasing his tax records this spring. >> i have nothing in them to suggest there's any problem and i'm happy to do so. >> we need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see how you made your...
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>> you saw this in the debate the other night, romney and obama. these guys were clearly cool under pressure. they've learned -- you never get rid of your fear, you learn to pretend. the guy who did tesla and paypal, the spacex rocket used to be afraid of the dark and then he realized it is just an absence of photons. why should i be afraid of an absence of photons and now he's a millionaire. >> what are afraid of, donny? >> that's a good question. that's an interesting. what i'm afraid of -- >> you. >> i'm not -- i don't think i'm driven by fear. fear of failure. i don't know if that's a straight-on answer but not succeeding is something -- fear is what drives me. >> that is a very male thing to be afraid of. that's what i always tell people, it's the fear of failure. i wish i had more confidence. i look at these guys -- i had one guy say you know what i do with these deals if 50% of them work, i'm happy. >> you have to learn to have the conversation with yourself. what am i really afraid of here? >> you have to embrace failure and understand that
>> you saw this in the debate the other night, romney and obama. these guys were clearly cool under pressure. they've learned -- you never get rid of your fear, you learn to pretend. the guy who did tesla and paypal, the spacex rocket used to be afraid of the dark and then he realized it is just an absence of photons. why should i be afraid of an absence of photons and now he's a millionaire. >> what are afraid of, donny? >> that's a good question. that's an interesting. what...
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. >> reporter: that was at the arizona debate. can romney carry the day in michigan tomorrow, where he's averaging a slim two-point lead over santorum. >> what we believe will come out of tuesday is that this is a two-person race right now. >> i think i can show i can fight real hard and come from behind. >> thank you. >> reporter: romney says he still thinks he can win the nomination, as he put it, however long it takes to get that done. and it's increasingly looking like a delegate fight into the spring, maybe even into the summer. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. >>> taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan early today. a car bomb exploded at the gates of the jalalabad airport, killing nine people, mostly civilians. the taliban says it was revenge for burning of korans at an american military base a week ago. >>> on sunday, eight u.s. soldiers were wounded in a grenade attack at a u.s. base in can dur province. hunt continues for a man who killed and shot two men. >>> u.s. military
. >> reporter: that was at the arizona debate. can romney carry the day in michigan tomorrow, where he's averaging a slim two-point lead over santorum. >> what we believe will come out of tuesday is that this is a two-person race right now. >> i think i can show i can fight real hard and come from behind. >> thank you. >> reporter: romney says he still thinks he can win the nomination, as he put it, however long it takes to get that done. and it's increasingly...
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debate on this issue. >> a great debate. >> on saturday night, mitt romney criticized his service in the obama administration. the next day, having 12 hours to figure out a great response, he hit romney twice in sequence. first by saying, you know, i did this country first invoking john mccain to make the point he was serving his country and not serving a democratic administration and came back and hit romney a second time saying this is the kind of attitude that divides our country and there's no good in it. it took them six months, the entirety of the huntsman campaign, waiting a moment to formulate that argument. he made that point very strongly -- >> made a good point. >> and in some ways christie attacking him yesterday on it allowed them to make the point again and feel good about it. >> and i -- we love chris christie, and i'm sure they were -- they told chris, get up here and be strong and hammer hard. but, mike barnicle, the romney team played right into jon huntsman team. i can't think of another state in the union where somebody could make the argument that jon huntsman ma
debate on this issue. >> a great debate. >> on saturday night, mitt romney criticized his service in the obama administration. the next day, having 12 hours to figure out a great response, he hit romney twice in sequence. first by saying, you know, i did this country first invoking john mccain to make the point he was serving his country and not serving a democratic administration and came back and hit romney a second time saying this is the kind of attitude that divides our country...
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romney is also viewed as more likely to change business as usual in washington. the big debate in this campaign is going to be on economic philosophies and we tested, without attribution, the main arguments both candidates have been making. >> i said it before and i'll say it again there has to be some balance. all of us have to do our fair share. >> reporter: 76% said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate advocating that. >> i want to restore to america the values of economic freedom and opportunity and small government that have made this nation the leader it is. >> reporter: 64% said that message would make them more likely to support that candidate. chuck todd, nbc news, washington. >>> more secret service employees could lose their jobs because of the prostitution scandal. this according to members of congress. following the incident, at a hotel in colombia, two of the three people who have already left the agency have been identified as greg stokes and david cheney. they've both hired a lawyer who says, quote, nobody has been separated from the
romney is also viewed as more likely to change business as usual in washington. the big debate in this campaign is going to be on economic philosophies and we tested, without attribution, the main arguments both candidates have been making. >> i said it before and i'll say it again there has to be some balance. all of us have to do our fair share. >> reporter: 76% said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate advocating that. >> i want to restore to america the values...
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romney. >> hello, mr. obama. you remember mr. obama, right? last week at the debate, mr. obama taught us all a new word. choke. mr. obama is the president of the united states. a very important job. you have to make big decisions and you're in charge of a lot of people for four years. >> mr. romney, i think you made a mistake. i think you mean eight years. >> you see, kids, mr. obama just did something called using your imagination. >> hello, mr. romney. meow. >> now, kids, don't be alarmed. this puppet isn't real. look. this is bill. he's a union worker. you pay him with your tax dollars so that can he crouch down with a sock in his hand and make silly voices. you disgust me. but before i go, remember, there's only one person in the world that's like you and that's you. people can like you exactly the way you are. but if they don't, then just pretend to be the sxabt opposite of what you are and then maybe they'll like you. >> but doesn't that undermine your original -- >> bill, you're fired. >> jimmy fallon. still ahead, why are you awake? your tweets, texts are next. â™
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. >> this is a disaster for romney. he can't get this back. what women are going to remember is that in the debates, in these 25 debates or whatever these guys have is that women were not on the radar screen except to treat them as if they should be back in the kitchen all the time. it's the most ridiculous primary season i've seen on the republican side. usually much more disciplined than we are and it's just shocking. and the numbers among latinos are even worse. explain to me how you can alienate who of the largest groups in the country and expect to win the country. these are deep wounds for women and hispanics. the language used about the dream act, that's something that matters to everybody, whether they are here legally or illegally. and the same thing is with women. i don't see how this goes away. the only way it can go away is if romney stand ups and says, i didn't mean it. then he's a flip-flopper. i think this is a disaster. barring some enormous thing -- of course, which could happen, i think this race is over. >> "lean forward wit
. >> this is a disaster for romney. he can't get this back. what women are going to remember is that in the debates, in these 25 debates or whatever these guys have is that women were not on the radar screen except to treat them as if they should be back in the kitchen all the time. it's the most ridiculous primary season i've seen on the republican side. usually much more disciplined than we are and it's just shocking. and the numbers among latinos are even worse. explain to me how you...
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the cover of this magazine was mitt romney debating an empty chair. i think it's possible to have politics in a magazine but also to see things clear and be tough-minded about power that's in power. and we have been about barack obama, whether it's on afghanistan, whether it's on finance, whether it's on predator drones. which is something that concerns you. which is why i'm surprised that you're so shocked that we would set the context for obama's presidency, which is you follow somebody. you have a set of problems. you have a set of disasters in this case. that you have to deal with. and financial deregulation, for example, we know did not begin under george bush. bill clinton was responsible for a lot of it. >> and i screwed up with the vote on that myself back in '99. i'm not shocked, mika. obviously, people tune into the show because they like debate. >> yeah. >> we've got great respect for david. i love "the new yorker." so people at home, just relax. everything's fine. we like each other very much. have great respect for each other. but this is
the cover of this magazine was mitt romney debating an empty chair. i think it's possible to have politics in a magazine but also to see things clear and be tough-minded about power that's in power. and we have been about barack obama, whether it's on afghanistan, whether it's on finance, whether it's on predator drones. which is something that concerns you. which is why i'm surprised that you're so shocked that we would set the context for obama's presidency, which is you follow somebody. you...
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between romney and obama. i think lit be one of the more substantive debates for this reason, that there are fundamental issues of what we owe each other as a society, what they call the american social contract that are on the table. so romney just called the ryan plan "marvelous." this is a plan that has, in some cases, 95% cuts in programs that americans take for grant it, investing in medical and scientific research, head start, environmental protection. even air safety. everything that is not either entitlements or defense is not just trimmed or cut a little bit, it's slashed into the bone by the ryan plan, which romney supports. so we're going to have a real debate on what people want from their government and that's not -- it might not cover a lot of other issues that are important, but it's on something real, which is more than can be said for a lot of prior presidential debates. >> from your mouth to the debate stage, i hope. thank you for being was through this primary season. i look forward to learn
between romney and obama. i think lit be one of the more substantive debates for this reason, that there are fundamental issues of what we owe each other as a society, what they call the american social contract that are on the table. so romney just called the ryan plan "marvelous." this is a plan that has, in some cases, 95% cuts in programs that americans take for grant it, investing in medical and scientific research, head start, environmental protection. even air safety....
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but the other story, obviously, is mitt romney, looking -- mitt romney has had a lot of great debate performances. last night was not one of them. >> i think it goes back to the question that you were trying to ask. and what ultimately does this do beyond show that -- >> nothing. >> moved the meter a little bit locally. let's look at what happened. newt gingrich and mitt romney squared off about the impact of super pac ads, and here's that, first. >> well senator santorum and i have complained about with governor romney's super pac, over which apparently he has no influence, which makes you wonder how much influence he would have if he were president. it is an absurdity and it would be nice if governor romney would exercise leadership on his former staff and his major donors to take falsehoods off the air. >> governor romney? >> so i can't do what you just asked me to do. but i can tell them publicly as i can here, if there's anything that's inaccurate in any ads that support me, i hope they take it off and don't run it. but if we're talking about super pac ads that are inaccurate, m
but the other story, obviously, is mitt romney, looking -- mitt romney has had a lot of great debate performances. last night was not one of them. >> i think it goes back to the question that you were trying to ask. and what ultimately does this do beyond show that -- >> nothing. >> moved the meter a little bit locally. let's look at what happened. newt gingrich and mitt romney squared off about the impact of super pac ads, and here's that, first. >> well senator...
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those numbers are raising the stakes for the romney campaign ahead of wednesday's debate in denver. and right now expectations seem to be with the president. 55% of likely voters expect him to win the debate, according to polling from a the washington post and abc news. >> a poll that means absolutely nothing. >> it's good for romney. >> because he's got lower expectations. >> underdog. >> i guess so. >> and people could be surprised simply by seeing them side by side. i mean, the symbolism, the symbiotics i don't think can be overstated. seeing them side by side, if romney does well, i think he'll get a bump no matter what the sort of intricacies are. just side by side with the president in terms of stature and in terms of people thinking he can win, on equal footing. >> willie, he does well during the debates. we saw this during the republican primary. he faced a challenge from newt gingrich, he won. he faced a challenge from rick perry. people would say hey, this is a do-or-die debate. mitt romney must prove he can deliver the knockout blow, and he did do it in the debates time a
those numbers are raising the stakes for the romney campaign ahead of wednesday's debate in denver. and right now expectations seem to be with the president. 55% of likely voters expect him to win the debate, according to polling from a the washington post and abc news. >> a poll that means absolutely nothing. >> it's good for romney. >> because he's got lower expectations. >> underdog. >> i guess so. >> and people could be surprised simply by seeing them...
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. >> reporter: but even supporters are split on how romney can win this race. >> there is more fire in the be >> he needs tock wite s. abo t economy. >> reporter: more than half the country already started voting days before the first presidential debate. more numbers now. gallup is reporting the president's approval rating is sticking at 50%. and this could turn out to be his bestonth in a year. >> trapofos washington. thank you. >>> last night on the rachel madow show bill burton talked to racel about the impact or lack thereof super packs are having on the romney campaign. ory tel about mitt t romney is there is no story about mitt romney. the story they tell about barack obama is well he's always bad things. if you're trying to figure out well what is it that - what's the strategy here? how are we trying toin ts ra itorfi on their side. that's why they're so inefficient with their money. spending is a wreck. message is all over the place. that's why they're not having as big an impact and people thought they would. >> don't miss the unique take on politics and all the top stories o
. >> reporter: but even supporters are split on how romney can win this race. >> there is more fire in the be >> he needs tock wite s. abo t economy. >> reporter: more than half the country already started voting days before the first presidential debate. more numbers now. gallup is reporting the president's approval rating is sticking at 50%. and this could turn out to be his bestonth in a year. >> trapofos washington. thank you. >>> last night on the...
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during the republican primaries in debate after debate he talked about how he would just send the 11 million people home. if you're looking for comprehensive immigration reform, mitt romney has been clear, he's not going to be a solution here. >> the decision on another major political fight could come as early as today. the supreme court could hand down its ruling on the president's controversial affordable care act. mitt romney say it is health care plan could have been handled differently from the very beginning. ultimately he's confident the highest court in the land will strike it down. >> we created a solution, republicans and democrats, business and labor in our state. we worked collaboratively. the president instead on a very partisan basis jammed through a bill, didn't get a single republican vote. i hope the supreme court believes as i do, but regardless of their decision, if i'm president we'll stop balk care in its tracks and return to the 10th amendment that allows states to care for these issues. >> he said he would make sure that coverage for pre-existing conditions ar
during the republican primaries in debate after debate he talked about how he would just send the 11 million people home. if you're looking for comprehensive immigration reform, mitt romney has been clear, he's not going to be a solution here. >> the decision on another major political fight could come as early as today. the supreme court could hand down its ruling on the president's controversial affordable care act. mitt romney say it is health care plan could have been handled...